# Reputation **Domain:** Institutional identity / Social systems **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Reputation** is a socially or institutionally maintained estimate of an actor's past conduct, reliability, competence, or standing. ## Significance When made portable or machine-readable, reputation can become eligibility, rank, collateral, or a durable constraint on future action. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/) ## Routes [[wiki/On-Chain Reputation|On-Chain Reputation]] · [[wiki/Credential Production|Credential Production]] · [[wiki/Finalization|Finalization]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]